Gibbs ED 527

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Please comment below with your review of an art work piece of your choice form the following website:
"http://www.moma.org/collection/works/exhibitions/4692?direction=fwd&locale=en&page=2"

This is a collection from MoMa (Museum of Modern Art) titled "Abstract Expressionist New York: The Big Picture" Please make sure you follow the following prompt when responding in the comments.

Copy the URL of the work you have selected to review. (you will need to click on the artwork you are going to review in order for for the URL to take me to your work, do not comment with the URL of the entire collection or I will not know which piece you are discussing)

Write a paragraph discussing your thoughts on the work (6 to 7 sentences)

Use comments and evidence from the class discussion to credit your review.

Be sure to use appropriate art vocabulary when discussing the work. Do not respond with "I liked it. I liked it because of the colors."

Thursday, April 9, 2015

There are a significant amount of advantages to allowing and integrating technology into an art classroom. Technology, “has provided tools, materials, and processes that aided artists creative expression” (Roblyer & Doering, 2013). For instance having access to computers and the internet for research is invaluable to have easily and quickly, instead of having to plan a library research day. They can research projects or artists’ work instantly. Technology has also made the documentation and sharing of artists’ work so much easier. “Artists’ books can be created and printed using desktop publishing and color inkjet printers,” (Roblyer & Doering, 2013). Technology I believe is to be viewed as another tool in an artists’ toolbox. It’s like Tracy Hare says, “An art classroom can be an enhanced atmosphere of deepened critical thinking, authentic collaboration and communication, intense creativity and uninhibited curiosity through the addition of digital resources and technology.” (Hare, T.).

Disadvantages of Integrating Technology

There has been some hesitation from the art community for a number of reasons on using technology in a art classroom. For one funding for the arts has been a back an forth struggle for many years. The funding for arts technology is no different than any funding for the arts, “for example, production of graphics is a popular art activity, but the cost of expensive ink for printers and specialized paper supplies,” can be a problem for any art budget (Roblyer & Doering, 2013). Verbal communication and critique of their own work and others work is an important part of an art classroom. Technology can be too much “screen time” and discourage face to face contact, some educators believe. Students “need to be able to effectively express themselves and connect with others.” (Lederer, K.).

Specific Activities, Programs, Etc.

Using the internet, students can access online galleries and exhibitions to see current work and explore new up and coming artists. This constant stream of inspiration will be great tool for my art classroom. Having access to software like Photoshop or other editing software for photography would aid students to enhance and edit their work. (Roblyer & Doering, 2013). I also have already used the online website Pinterest to find ideas for future lesson plans and also for inspiration in general for art projects. These are just a few of the many ways you can integrate technology activities in a classroom.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

The above flip chart seems to be a good
example of how I would use a flip chart in an art classroom. It is a
presentationsoftwaremuch like power point, or a graphic
tool that would, "allow manipulation of images to illustrate documents and
web pages." (Roblyer and Doering, 2013). It is a very nice visual tool and
has a good amount of images that demonstrate the art elements. I think this
visual approach to an art lesson would be the right visual aid. I think I would
use this software in particular for review purposes after I have taught a
lesson. Having the students flip through the flip book after a lesson would
further implement the technique or topic into their heads. Also having the
students have access to review materials like this would be a waytechnology use based on problem
solving. If they have questions about techniques or things we have learned
they can solve their own questions by reviewing the material, like the material
in a flip-chart. I have to admit though that I think there are better programs
I would use instead of flip charts, as I am not very familiar with the
software.

Using technology and using in an effective
thoughtful way takes time and preparation before using it with your students.
For me as an art teacher I would be focusing on its visual assistance it could
lend to my lessons. "Teachers say technology's visual and interactive
qualities can direct students’ attention toward learning tasks," (Roblyer
and Doering, 2013). I think using the technologyhardwareandsoftwareout there for its visual and
interactive purposes makes the most sense for my future classroom. We also can’t
forget though that no matter how much we have up to date hardware and software
without teachers who know how to use the software it becomes not effective.
"Successful technology programs hinge on well trained, motivated teachers.
(Roblyer and Doering, 2013). I for one have many programs and software I can be
learning to make me a more effective teacher in the classroom. I do think with
the amount ofsoftware support
toolsout there it makes it a
lot easier for teachers to be successful. All of the material generators, data
collection and analysis tools, graphic tools, planning and organizing tools,
research and reference tools, and content-area tools there are a great many
options for teachers to enhance their lessons and make technology a regular
thing in the classroom.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

I would
imagine in this day in age you would be hard pressed to find a child who hasn’t
“googled” something to find an answer to their question. It’s our natural
reaction these days to turn to the internet when we need a question answered or
when we need to find information on a topic. We search the internet through “search
engines” like Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Dog Pile, etc. (p.219). There are two types
of search engines, subject index search engines, where the site provides a list
of topics you can click on or key word searches, where the engine uses keywords
you type in and lists websites who’s URLs contain that word or phrase you are
searching (p.219). Students learning to use these search engines in a specific efficient
way is extremely helpful in the classroom. Research for project, like searching
for a specific work of art or artist in my future classroom, could be made very
easy by utilizing search engines online.

Website Evaluation Video

I like
the simplicity this video shows on how to decide on a website’s relevance.
Checking for the five W’s seems like a simple technique that all age groups
could follow to determine if a website seems like a credible source of
information. I also like the video’s point to check for dead links. I think it’s
important for a websites links to be active to make navigating there site so
much easier. As well as finding a website that is visually appealing and easy
to navigate, which according to Roblyer and Doering is two of the criteria for
evaluating websites (pg. 255).

Favorite Web Site #1

Pinterest.com has become an extremely useful website for me and I think will continue to be useful to me in my future career as a teacher. Pinterest has other teachers lessons, ideas, resources, and is essentially a constant stream of inspiration. I find Pinterest to follow almost all of the criteria set out by Roblyer and Doering on evaluating a good website (pg 255). It has good structure and organization, as your inspiration can be placed on “boards” as specific or broad a topic as you like. The organization options of Pinterest are one of the things I love most about this website. I will definitely be using Pinterest in my future classroom for inspiration of lessons and organization of inspiration in general.

Favorite Web Site #2

I found this Teach Art Wiki to be a really cool space for collaboration between those in the art education field. I like that they give clear instruction on how to best contribute to the wiki page adding to its good structure and organization. This is one of the criteria Roblyer and Doering layout in chapter 8 for evaluating web pages and website design (pg. 255). Collaborations like this on wiki seem like the best way to me to utilize the site.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

There are quite a few reference
materials available to all teachers, and more specifically art teachers.
Reference materials are a type of “Hypermedia.” Hypermedia according to Roblyer
and Doering (2013) means it is linked or interactive media. It essentially
means that student or teachers can, “quickly access items of information whose
meaning were connected but that were stored in different places.” (Doering & Roblyer, 2013 pg. 173). Many of theses reference materials are accompanied
by search engines, simulations, animations, videos and or internet links which
provide even more references to the related subject (pg 176).

The modern Museum of Art, or The Moma, has a
learning section of their website (http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning)
which is an endless resource for art teachers and students. You can search
artwork by theme or artist, and within those they have questions and activities
you can do around that theme or artist. A teacher could use their database to
create lesson plans, while students could use it to learn about art history or
to find inspiration for an upcoming project. The website will also give you
related links, topics, and catalogs from past related exhibits at the
museum. To have all that information at
the click of ones mouse is extremely helpful and valuable. It is like Roblyer
and Doering says, “the tremendous access to hypertext and hypermedia tools opens
up a multitude of creative avenues for both students and teacher,” (Doering & Roblyer, 2013 pg. 176).

Multimedia Authoring Tool: Video Portfolios

One of the Multimedia authoring
tools discussed in chapter 6 by Roblyer and Doering is Audio and Video
Production and Editing Systems. I would use this authoring system to create
Video Portfolios of my student’s works.
“Video systems have assumed a central role in portfolio development,”
(Doering & Roblyer, 2013 pg. 191). Using video production
software to make these portfolios would make them easy to share since they
would be digital, as well easily edited. While video editing can be time
consuming for novices, and people wanting to create high-quality videos there
are more an more way to create these videos with the technology we have these
days, cell phones, i-pads, digital camera, etc. (pg. 188). I could also use this software to create
video portfolios of artists works that relate to a subject we are currently
learning. There are a great deal of possibilities and uses for the Audio and
Video Production and Editing Systems in my art classroom. Below is a video of
an artist’s portfolio which is a great example of what I could do with my
students work, The video is simple and clean but very effective in showing the
artist’s work.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

There are many tools at a teacher’s disposal to be used to enhance
their teaching. In this day and age technology has opened up a whole new realm
of tools for teachers to use. The basic software tool suite, as discussed in
chapter 4 of Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching by Doering and
Roblyer, has become for teacher, “a indispensable part of their daily work”
(Doering & Roblyer, 2013 p. 112). With
these programs being so widely used it’s important as educators we learn to use
these software both properly and effectively.

Word processing Software

Word processing offers versatility and flexibility with no
particular instructional approach, which is why is has become, “The most
commonly used software in education” (Doering & Roblyer, 2013 p. 116). Word
processing software saves time by producing documents quickly and making them
easy to modify (p. 116). This software would be ideal to use to create
documents you might reuse every year, because they would be easily modified
every year to fit your new needs. It allows students to write more, and gives them
he opportunity to revise their work while they write (p. 119). We as educators can use word processing
for handouts, creating tests, newsletters, or many other documents.

Spreadsheet Software

Spreadsheet software are programs, “designed to organize and
manipulate numerical data” (Doering & Roblyer, 2013 p. 122). There are many
practical uses for educators to use this software for grading, budgets or other
chart like documents. This software keeps data organized and easily manipulated. It is also the perfect software for
“What if” scenarios, like how a budget could be spent or what a students grade
outcome could be (p. 126). Allowing students to view their grades can encourage
them to take responsibility for setting goals and achieving them (p.126). In my
opinion this software is the least student friendly of the three, but it hold
lots of benefits for teacher use.

Presentation Software

Presentation software is the most visual of the three softwares
and is used to, “support speaker,” not replace them (Doering & Robyler,
2013 p. 128). The software allows time for teachers to think through how they
want particular lessons presented. This is also an extremely useful tool for
students to collaborate on projects. This tool shouldn’t be used as an entire
lesion, it is used to improve a lesion discussion not replace it.

Classroom Use

I can definitely see uses for all three of
the basic softwares in my art classroom. I will have specific uses for
presentation software. I can create presentations for each project where I can
show all together the technique of the project, an artist that relates to that
technique, and demonstrate how the assignment could be carried out. It would
also be a good tool for students to present brainstorming or research before
starting an art project. Below is a video from The Virtual Instructor's youtube
page which is a good example of how you could condense a lesson into a
presentation video.